Aggregate Functions

AVG

Description

Computes and returns the average (mean) value of the specified parameter for the selected table rows. If no rows are selected, the result is NULL. The returned value is of the same data type as the specified parameter.

AVG ([DISTINCT] expression)

Parameters

expression - any valid numeric expression
DISTINCT - an optional keyword; if present, the function averages unique values only

Example

Calculate the average players' age:

SELECT AVG(age) "AverageAge" FROM Players;

BIT_AND

Description

Returns the bitwise AND of all non-null values. If no rows are selected, the result is NULL. A logical AND operation is performed on each pair of corresponding bits of two binary expressions of equal length. In each pair, it returns 1 if the first bit is 1 AND the second bit is 1. Else, it returns 0.

BIT_AND (expression)

Parameters

expression - the input data

BIT_OR

Description

Return the bitwise OR of all non-null values. If no rows are selected, the result is NULL. A logical OR operation is performed on each pair of corresponding bits of two binary expressions of equal length. In each pair, the result is 1 if the first bit is 1 OR the second bit is 1 OR both bits are 1. Otherwise, the result is 0.

BIT_OR (expression)

Parameters

expression - the input data

COUNT

Description

Counts all entries or all non-null values. Returns a long. If no entries are selected, the result is 0.

COUNT (* | [DISTINCT] expression)

Example

Calculate the number of players in each city:

SELECT city_id, COUNT(*) FROM Players GROUP BY city_id;

FIRSTVALUE

Description

Returns the value of expression1 associated with the smallest value of expression2 for each group defined by the group by expression in the query.

FIRSTVALUE ([DISTINCT] <expression1>, <expression2>)

This function can only be used with colocated data; you have to use the colocated flag when executing the query.

The collocated hint can be set as follows:

SqlFieldsQuery.collocated = true if you use GridGain SQL API to execute queries
JDBC connection string parameter
ODBC connection string argument

Example

Return the youngest person for each Company from the Person table and group them by Company ID:

select company_id, firstvalue(name, age) as youngest from person group by company_id;

GROUP_CONCAT

Description

Concatenates strings with a separator. The default separator is ',' (without whitespace). Returns a string. If no entries are selected, the result is NULL.

GROUP_CONCAT([DISTINCT] expression || [expression || [expression ...]]
  [ORDER BY expression [ASC|DESC], [[ORDER BY expression [ASC|DESC]]]
  [SEPARATOR expression])

Expression can be a concatenation of columns and strings with the || operator; for example: column1 || "=" || column2.

Parameters

DISTINCT - filters the result set for unique sets of expressions
expression - specifies an expression that may be a column name, a result of another function, or a math operation
ORDER BY - orders rows by expression
SEPARATOR - overrides a string separator; by default, the separator character is the comma ','

Example

Group all players' names in one row:

SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(name ORDER BY id SEPARATOR ', ') FROM Players;

LASTVALUE

Description

Returns the value of expression1 associated with the largest value of expression2 for each group defined by the group by expression.

LASTVALUE ([DISTINCT] <expression1>, <expression2>)

This function can only be used with colocated data and you have to use the collocated flag when executing the query.

The colocated hint can be set as follows:

SqlFieldsQuery.collocated=true if you use GridGain SQL API to execute queries
JDBC connection string parameter
ODBC connection string argument

Example

Return the oldest person for each Company from the Person table and group them by Company ID:

select company_id, lastvalue(name, age) as oldest from person group by company_id;

MAX

Description

Returns the highest value for the specified parameter. If no entries are selected, the result is NULL. The returned value is of the same data type as the parameter.

MAX (expression)

Parameters

expression - may be a column name, a result of another function, or a math operation

Example

Return the height of the tallest player:

SELECT MAX(height) FROM Players;

MIN

Description

Returns the lowest value for the specified parameter. If no entries are selected, the result is NULL. The returned value is of the same data type as the parameter.

MIN (expression)

Parameters

expression - may be a column name, a result of another function, or a math operation

Example

Return the age of the youngest player:

SELECT MIN(age) FROM Players;

SUM

Description

Returns the sum of all values of a parameter. If no entries are selected, the result is NULL. The data type of the returned value depends on the parameter data type.

SUM ([DISTINCT] expression)

Parameters

DISTINCT - sum up unique values only
expression - may be a column name, a result of another function, or a math operation

Example

Get the total number of goals scored by all players:

SELECT SUM(goal) FROM Players;

STDDEV_POP

Description

Returns the standard deviation value for a population (double). If no entries are selected, the result is NULL.

STDDEV_POP ([DISTINCT] expression)

Parameters

DISTINCT - calculate for unique values only
expression - may be a column name, etc.; see Microsoft language manual

Example

Calculate the standard deviation for players' age:

SELECT STDDEV_POP(age) from Players;

STDDEV_SAMP

Description

Calculates the standard deviation for a sample (double). If no entries are selected, the result is NULL.

STDDEV_SAMP ([DISTINCT] expression)

Parameters

DISTINCT - calculate for unique values only
expression - may be a column name, etc.; see Microsoft language manual

Example

Calculate the sample standard deviation for players' age:

SELECT STDDEV_SAMP(age) from Players;

VAR_POP

Description

Calculates the variance (square of the standard deviation) for a population. It returns a double. If no entries are selected, the result is NULL.

VAR_POP ([DISTINCT] expression)

Parameters

DISTINCT - calculate for unique values only
expression - may be a column name, etc.; see Microsoft language manual

Example

Calculate the variance of players' age:

SELECT VAR_POP (age) from Players;

VAR_SAMP

Description

Calculates the variance (square of the standard deviation) for a sample. It returns a double. If no entries are selected, the result is NULL.

VAR_SAMP ([DISTINCT] expression)

Parameters

DISTINCT - calculate for unique values only
expression - may be a column name, etc.; see Microsoft language manual

Example

Calculate the variance of players' age:

SELECT VAR_SAMP(age) FROM Players;

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Last updated on Nov 04, 2025